唐三彩

Tángsāncǎi
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Tang tri-colored glazed pottery
  2. 2 sancai (lead-glazed earthenware of the Tang dynasty)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Luòyáng chūtǔ le dàliàng de Tángsāncǎi.
Luoyang has unearthed a large quantity of Tang sancai.
HSK 7-9
Zhè pǐ Tángsāncǎi mǎ shì guóbǎo jí wénwù.
This sancai horse is a national-treasure-class artifact.

Tips

culture
Tang-dynasty (618-907) lead-glazed earthenware in its three signature colors - yellow, green, and white (sometimes brown or blue). Made primarily as burial goods (明器). Signature forms: horses, camels, female figurines, and foreign merchants - a window into the cosmopolitan Tang along the Silk Road.

Stroke Order

Táng
sān
cǎi